Measure E appears to be failing at ballot box for second time

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- In Fresno County, Measure E made an quality connected the ballot erstwhile again, with immoderate reworking.

Measure E went earlier voters successful 2022 and failed to pass. Initial predetermination results amusement it won't get the 50% votes positive 1 indispensable to walk this clip around. To the disappointment of those who person spent respective years moving connected the measure.

The taxation would adhd a penny connected immoderate $4 purchases for the adjacent 25 years. It would not use to rent, groceries, gas, oregon utilities.

Those pennies adhd up to $63 cardinal a twelvemonth and much than $1.5 cardinal overall.

That wealth would payment Fresno State, allowing for the enlargement of programs specified arsenic nursing, updating facilities and equipment, and expanding the college's capableness to judge and connection scholarships to low-income Valley students.

A akin measurement was struck down by voters successful 2022. Organizers hoped that reworking it would person a amended changeable astatine being passed this time.

"I deliberation we did a overmuch amended occupation communicating this time," said Tim Orman, General Consultant Yes connected Measure E Campaign. "There's a fewer insignificant changes that tin beryllium made with it. I deliberation what we came backmost with this clip was much, overmuch stronger than the erstwhile one.

While it's not authoritative yet, archetypal results amusement Measure E is apt to neglect erstwhile again.

Orman thinks the system whitethorn person played a relation successful voter's decision.

"If the system was stronger and, you know, radical felt beauteous bully astir their futures and their finances," said Orman. "I don't deliberation it would person been the contented that it is now."

Less than 24 hours aft polls closed, Orman isn't definite they'll effort again.

"We've been moving connected this beauteous overmuch for 2 years, small implicit 2 years," said Orman. "We started successful February 2022, with the archetypal one, and present we're successful March of '24. So we request a small clip to to spot the results decompress and fig retired what the you cognize what to do, going forward."

Fresno State declined to comment, stating: "It would beryllium premature to remark earlier the result of the ballot connected Measure E has been definitively decided."

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